unofficial check-in for 3/9 magic UPDATED

[txtara]

I started laying out my kids clothes and already it is too much...
I dont think I am going to be able to scale down any either....
oh well....we will just have to be slaves to our luggage again...
12 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!!

 

[dizneykids]

and finally dried out, too! man, what an ugly weekend! i don't think i've ever been to wdw when it rained so much....all day friday AND saturday. i felt so sorry for our friends whose day was so thoroughly soggy. we even watched illuminations in the rain....with complimentary ponchos provided by wdw. what a sight...a bride in her gown with a yellow 100 years poncho and mickey umbrella watching illuminations!

anyway, i've decided to just barely unpack...since we wore our good stuff, i have our good shoes and all accoutrements in the suitcase. will take the suits out for cleaning, but have already washed the dark socks and shirts (thanks to the boardwalk washer/dryers) and most of what we'd need for casual (shorts, t-shirts, etc....also washed) still in the suitcase. why unpack? i'll just move the suitcase into the spare bedroom and go from there! woo-hoo!

of course, i still have to add flip-flops and extra bathing suits and so much more....i'm sure to overpack (as i did for this short trip!), but i'm going to try to limit us to just 2 big suitcases and the hangbag. TRY is the keyword here!

i can't believe it's getting so close!

 

[kume]

My dw is all concerned about dressing for Saturday. I thought I had read that you should pack what your going to wear in your carry on just in case your luggage doesn't arrive in time. We have first seating. She says it'll be a mess carrying it around. What do most people do? Suppose you get Lumier's the first day. Don't they want you to dress up? BTW, don't listen to Wayne Gretzky. After the Olympics, the CBC announcer couldn't stop praising the people from the US for being such wonderful hosts and I concur. Canadians should be proud. They did well but they should also be grateful. The USA sure put on a fantastic show.

 

[plutospup]

I believe Saturday evening dinner dress is casual - whether in Lumieres or not. Formal nights are Sunday & Thursday.
Congrats to the Canadian Men's, and Women's Olympic Hockey Teams! True champions. BTW Wayne who?

 

[Dana D]

We are cruising on the 9th as well. Myself, DH, DD 6 and DS 3. Second Magic Cruise. Staying at the Embassy Suites the night before and the AKL for 3 nights after. See you there!

 

[MartyP]

Welome Dana D! Only 10 more days. Can't believe I'm shopping for summer clothes and the low here for tomorrow is to be in the 20's. Texas weather is so unpredictible.

 

[vickiered]

MartyP, Good Luck...I have had a difficult time finding anything for the trip. Not many summer clothes out in NC yet. The HIGH here tomorrow in to be the low 40's. Brrrrrr......Today is in the 60's. Talk about unpredictable....
Can any previous cruisers tell us what the temps are normally this time of year when cruising. Day? Night? I really do not know what to pack. I hate to be cold. 11 more days......

 

[Dana D]

Our family took this exact cruise last year and the weather was absolutely beautiful. The days were very hot and the nights were nice. I recall one deck party wearing a sun dress and dancing with my daughter after the sun went down and being comfortable and warm! The days on the islands were hot! We had many a sunburn to nurse!!! Back at our resort in Disney it was much cooler at night.

Anyone travelling with 6 and 3 year olds? I am hoping my little ones can make some friends to spend some time with!

See you soon!
Dana

 

[MartyP]

Dana D if you look back to the first page of this thread you will find the ages of must of our children. It also lists where we are from etc.
Marty

 

[txtara]

Dana D....we must have been on the Magic together last year....
We also took this same exact cruise....we had the time of our lives!!!! We are counting the days down....I have an 8 and 3
yrs old.....both girls...trying to get all of the clothes and neccesities
together....bleh!!!

 

[johnf]

Dana D,

My son is almost 6 and will be ready to play on 3/9!

11 days to go!

johnf
Palm Harbor, FL

 

[dizneykids]

i'll go add your info to the first page in a sec. i'm just getting back to the board after our soggy weekend at wdw.

our youngest son is 3, and it looks like there are quite a few other 3-4 yo in our group, as well as kids your dd's age. hopefully, by meeting early (we are planning a DIS meet 4:30ish following the safety drill on deck 10 above the goofy pool), the kids will know someone else when they go into the clubs. ds#3 is getting so excited about being able to play in the club! potty training has been going wonderfully! i can't believe i haven't bought a bag of diapers in nearly 2 months! he's even dry at night, though we still put him in a diaper to be safe.

with the temps here today (20s at best), i can't wait for warmer climes!

 

[plutospup]

Are we there, yet!!!! I don't care if the suitcases aren't packed. We want to be on Mickey's Boat, NOW!

 

[txtara]

9 days and counting!!!

 

[plutospup]

Before we leave I'm asking my Dr. for a prescription for non-stop jacuzzis, and cabana massages. I'm sure it will be 'necessary' to heal my sore leg! Time for DD4 & Daddy to cut another link off of the countdown chain.

 

[dizneykids]

well, the suits are clean, the first suitcase is already half packed and i'm rockin' and rollin' on our tropical wear (the boys' shirts and shorts are complete, now working on hubby's shirt). there is an end in sight and i'm on my way!

so much to do, so little time!!

 

[WendyandGoofy]

At first, I was the only one talking about the cruise. Now my kids talk about it nonstop! My ds9 finds printed trip reports around the house and then tells me, "we should get some phone cards and some $2 bills for tips." I'm not sure how to get them to concentrate on school for the next week! I actually try not to bring up the subject, but of course it is always on my mind too!

 

[RENDEZVOUS PAT]

Hello friends. Pat from Memphis along with dw, and 2ds(6&7) want to send out greetings and wonder if everyone else is as excited as we are about our 1st trip on The Magic.

 

[dizneykids]

i can't believe we leave a week fr-om tomorrow. yikes! i have SO much to do in the interim!!

okay...what's on everyone's last-minute "to buy" and "to do" lists?

 

[txtara]

Clothes that fit!!!!......yikes....I am just to were my normal clothes are too small and maternity is too big......so now I need to find some dinner clothes....what a pain....We are getting so excited...
one week from today is crunch day....if it is not done then it wont
be done....oh and haircuts this weekend....the list keeps growing...